Nelson Pediatric Symptom-Based Diagnosis: Common Diseases and their Mimics

Patients don't present with a disease; they present with symptoms. Using a practical, symptom-based organization,Nelson Pediatric Symptom-Based Diagnosis: Common Diseases and their Mimics, 2nd Edition,offersauthoritative guidance on differential diagnosis and treatmentof diseases and disorders in children and adolescents, and coversthe symptoms you're likely to seein practice,their mimics, anduncommon disorders. Drs. Robert M. Kliegman, Heather Toth, Brett J.Bordini, and Donald Basel walk you throughwhat to consider and how to proceedwhen faced with common symptoms such as cough, fever, headache, autistic-like behaviors, chronic pain, chest pain, gait disturbances, and much more. Begins with a presenting symptomand leads you through differential diagnosis and a concise review of treatment recommendations. Containsmore than a dozen new topicsincluding Disease Mimics: An Approach to Undiagnosed Diseases, Autistic-like Behaviors, Shock, Hypertension, Neurocognitive and Developmental Regression, Chronic Pain, Hypertonicity, Movement Disorders, Hypermobility, and more. Features anew focus on symptoms of rarer diseases that are mimicsof more common diseases. Offers auser-friendly approach to Altered Mental Statussuch as coma and other CNS disorders, with numerous clinically useful tables and figures to guide clinical decision making in various care settings. Uses ahighly templated formatfor easy reference and quick answers to clinical questions, with the same consistent presentation in each chapter: History, Physical Examination, Diagnosis (including laboratory tests), Imaging, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Includesnumerous full-color illustrations, algorithms, tables, and "red flags"to aid differential diagnosis. Serves as anideal companiontoNelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 21st Edition. Content in this book is referenced and linked electronically to the larger text, providing easy access to full background and evidence-based treatment and management content when you own both references. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase.Your enhanced eBook allows you to accessall ofthe text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.